Basic Legal Contracts for Filmmakers

Once your film is finished and ready to be sold, you will have to show the “chain of title” to any prospective film buyer. If you fail to do this you will never be able to sell your film.

This class is all about the basic legal contracts for filmmakers. This evening class is designed to answer fundamental questions about the rights attaching to a film and its component parts and the contracts required to acquire, clear and protect those rights. View it as vital health insurance for filmmakers!

What you will learn

Copyright explained and the rights of creatives and performers

The key elements of a contract

Provides practical guidance on negotiating film contracts

Demystifies commonly used legal terminology

What will you achieve?
By the end of the class, students will have a good understanding of the legal contracts and documents they will need to have drawn up before going into production.

How will you be taught?
This class is taught lecture-style with opportunities for students to ask the tutor questions.

Who should attend?
Basic Legal Contracts for Filmmakers is suitable for beginner film producers and screenwriters, as well as those interested in finding out more about the legal side of filmmaking.

About the tutor
Tony Morris has more than 35 years experience in advising on a broad range of transactional and contentious matters. He primarily focuses on the TMT sector and the creative media. Tony’s clients include film, TV, record companies, music publishers, composers, musicians, book and online publishers, as well as brands and other creatives and media companies. He is also active as a qualified Arbitrator and an Accredited Mediator. Tony is the principal legal advisor for Raindance Film Festival.

Additional resources for Basic Legal Contracts

Common mistakes filmmakers make

FilmFilm finance terms A-Z

The course Basic Legal Contracts for Filmmakers will be held on Tuesday 19th of March 2019.